Maria Bartiromo: “You Didn’t Drain The Swamp Like You Said You Would”

I want to preface this by saying I like Maria Bartiromo.

I think she’s one of the last true journalists out there.

And being a good journalist means you sometimes ask the tough questions.

So I have no problem with these questions.

They are good questions.

And Trump’s response is better.

That’s how you do it.

You ask fair and direct questions and then you let the person answer.

This is how journalism used to be.

Trump’s answer was perfect, and I also loved how he said “17 times” and Maria stops and giggles as if she knows exactly what that means.

I think she does.

Watch the short exchange here:

“You didn’t drain the swamp like you said you would."

Trump is confronted on his hiring and firing choices as president. pic.twitter.com/Q9Zajm76mk

— The Politics Brief (@NewsBecker) July 16, 2023

Great answer.

ACCURATE answer.

Looks like most people are in Trump’s camp on this one, check out these replies:

He had no idea how deep the rabbit hole went. Anyone who was not a DC Insider or whose life was politics would not know.

— jmaceye (@jmaceye) July 16, 2023

And:

https://twitter.com/MAGARIFFIC2/status/1680634663809761280

And:

I saw the entire interview. There is NO one in this guys league.

— stevepfi1 (@stevepfi2) July 16, 2023

The full interview is really good.

You can watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD8Hl61ccYE